Baccaglini achieves Certified Clinical Research Professional status

Lorena Baccaglini, DDS, MS, PhD, CCRP, an assistant professor in the Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, received Certified Clinical Research Professional designation by successfully completing the national clinical research certification examination on January 29, 2011.

“Certified Clinical Research Professionals (CCRP) enjoy recognition as professionals in medical research who have achieved an internationally accepted standard of knowledge, education and experience.A Clinical Research Professional is involved in one or more aspects of clinical trials (GCP) research, including data collection, analysis, or monitoring; case management of protocol participants; recruitment and enrollment of human subjects; protection of subjects and subjects’ rights through IRB relations; development of informed consent documents; preparation of adverse event experience reports; construction or monitoring of case report forms; maintenance of drug accountability records; grant and budget development; report preparation; education of other health-care professionals, patients or families regarding clinical trials, protocol development, program administration; and research program audit.”